Betong District


Betong is the southernmost district of Yala Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Betong is on the Malaysian border. To the north is Than To, to the east is Chanae,. To the south is the Malaysian state of Perak and to the west is Kedah.
The highest point of the Sankalakhiri Range, high Ulu Titi Basah, is on the Thai–Malaysian border between Betong District and Hulu Perak District of Perak.

History

In the past, this area was under Mueang Raman, Monthon Pattani. It was upgraded to a district in 1868 with the name Yarom. In 1930 the district name was changed to Betong.
The name Betong is the Thai corruption of Betung, its original Malay name means 'bamboo'.

Population

In Betong Thai Chinese and Thai Muslims both outnumber Buddhist Thais. At present there are five Chinese organizations.

Economy

Thailand's transport ministry is constructing the 1.9 billion baht Betong Airport. It is scheduled to be opened in June 2020. Designed to handle 300 arrivals per hour, it is projected to serve one million passengers per year, generating three billion baht for the district. Nok Air, Bangkok Airways, and Malaysia's Firefly Airlines have plans to fly to Betong.

Administration

Central administration

Betong is divided into five sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 32 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Betongเบตง-26,663
2.Yaromยะรม810,266
3.Tano Maeroตาเนาะแมเราะ99,436
4.Aiyoewengอัยเยอร์เวง1111,703
5.Than Nam Thipธารน้ำทิพย์44,455

Local administration

There is one town in the district:
There is one sub-district municipality in the district:
There are three sub-district administrative organizations in the district: